Jim Byrkit put in the hard work of building a Hollywood career from the ground up: he was a commercial storyboard artist for years, a gig he eventually parlayed into a friendship with Gore Verblinski and a major role in the look and feel of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. But his dreams guided him to a parallel track, where he was a feature director making idiosyncratic films. Finally, in 2014, Jim made the micro-budget "Coherence," which took the festival circuit by storm and opened up a new career.